Mad Seoul - Berkeley

When I walked into the place, there was no other customers, but I was quite impressed with the quality and quantity of food. It was very delicious.

The flavors are there, but the food was served lukewarm which is always disturbing especially when eating chicken. It's great for the Cal student cramming for an exam, but if Chipotle can consistently serve hot food, I'm sure MS can too.It will remain on my list for now.BB

Just ordered something and eating it now. Definitely a bit disappointed... Mainly because the rice, which is the base for the dish is very overcooked and very mushy. What a shame. Also, the sauce is so light and lightly put on that it does nothing for the dish. For someone that enjoys bibimbap on a regular, unfortunately I can't say this is the best place. Maybe I'll try again in the future, but it's hard when you're spending so much money for their menu items... I guess I expect a lot more for the price point. The ambiance and environment is very well appreciated though. And also the customer service.Update: I tried to eat through it since I'm hungry and need to eat food but now I'm just upset about it lol. Going further into the dish, some parts are very inconsistent such as the meat being salty in certain bites, just not satisfied at all. I'll have to bring this down to 1 star because I don't think I'll be coming back unfortunately. For a place that looks like such quality, I think they need to work a little harder on maintaining standards consistently. I'm reading reviews here that are very up and down.

I don't understand how this restaurant has a rating of 4.5 stars on Yelp. This is by far the biggest difference between expectations and reality that I have ever experienced in my over ten years of using Yelp. I ordered the classic bowl and while the portion of meat was satisfactory, everything else fell short. The rice was sticky, the vegetables had little flavor and were limited in variety, and the overall serving size was small. I was anticipating something similar to bibimbap, but this dish was nothing like it. I would not recommend dining here.

I customized my bowl and it was delicious! The spicy gochujang sauce was fantastic. I appreciated the variety of topping choices. I highly recommend this place if you're in the mood for Korean food that's both quick and tasty.